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PRELIMINARY REMARKS.
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north and 720 25. east, in a suth-easterly direction, along
the foot of the Himalaya mountains as far as 260 30. north
and 87°30 east, lies between this line and the northern
limits of the Vindhya range, which runs from 220 north and
73° east, to 25° north and 870 30 east, through Rajmahal,
Behar, Benares, the Provinces of Allahabad, and of
Malwa, along the north side of the Nerbudda, almost to
the west coast of India. The second division"is named
merely "the civilized land," and is situated between the
eastern and western coasts, terminating towards the east
at the mouth of the Ganges, about 220 north, and 87°
30. east, and on the west towards the mouth of the
Indus, at nearly 220 north, 720 30. east, comprehending
the large province of Guzrat.
The countries situated beyond the limits of the
civilized lands, as above described, whether mountains,
valleys, or low lands, though included within the Bharat
Varsha, are declared to have been chiefly inhabited by
Mlechhas, or barbarians, and were therefore called
barbarous countries.*
In consequence of the multiplied divisions and sub-
divisions of the land into separate and independent
kingdoms, under the authority of numerous princes hostile
towards each other,f and owing to the successive intro-
* A country, where the distinction of the four classes
{Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Sudra) is not observed, is
known as ' Mlechha Desk' or " barbarous country," as quoted
by Raghunandan.
t Compare the feeble state of Persia when ruled by several
independent princes, with the formidable power she enjoyed
Avhen consolidated under the empire of Suffi.
Direct your attention to a still nearer country, I mean England ;
and compare the consequences formerly arising from her divided
resources, with her present state of elevation under the sub-
sisting union.
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north and 720 25. east, in a suth-easterly direction, along
the foot of the Himalaya mountains as far as 260 30. north
and 87°30 east, lies between this line and the northern
limits of the Vindhya range, which runs from 220 north and
73° east, to 25° north and 870 30 east, through Rajmahal,
Behar, Benares, the Provinces of Allahabad, and of
Malwa, along the north side of the Nerbudda, almost to
the west coast of India. The second division"is named
merely "the civilized land," and is situated between the
eastern and western coasts, terminating towards the east
at the mouth of the Ganges, about 220 north, and 87°
30. east, and on the west towards the mouth of the
Indus, at nearly 220 north, 720 30. east, comprehending
the large province of Guzrat.
The countries situated beyond the limits of the
civilized lands, as above described, whether mountains,
valleys, or low lands, though included within the Bharat
Varsha, are declared to have been chiefly inhabited by
Mlechhas, or barbarians, and were therefore called
barbarous countries.*
In consequence of the multiplied divisions and sub-
divisions of the land into separate and independent
kingdoms, under the authority of numerous princes hostile
towards each other,f and owing to the successive intro-
* A country, where the distinction of the four classes
{Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Sudra) is not observed, is
known as ' Mlechha Desk' or " barbarous country," as quoted
by Raghunandan.
t Compare the feeble state of Persia when ruled by several
independent princes, with the formidable power she enjoyed
Avhen consolidated under the empire of Suffi.
Direct your attention to a still nearer country, I mean England ;
and compare the consequences formerly arising from her divided
resources, with her present state of elevation under the sub-
sisting union.